Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Dijon
Dijon is a city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. It has a population of about 161,830 (2023). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now14°C
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Population161,830
Local time17:48
47.31° N, 5.01° EElevation 240 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal code21000October: high / low16° / 7°
Rain this month78mm
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Dijon at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:08 · 18:4110 h 33 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 17:13Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month27°C
Average high in July
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthMay
84 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
50 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.6 km
How Dijon has grown
People living in the built-up area (67 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+17%188k in 1975 → 219k in 2025Weather in Dijon
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
14°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 13 km/h · humidity 66%
Today22 Oct14°5°
Fri23 Oct14°8°4.6 mm
Sat24 Oct12°5°6.6 mm
Sun25 Oct14°7°13.3 mm
Mon26 Oct14°5°
Tue27 Oct19°9°
Wed28 Oct16°9°
Thu29 Oct15°6°
Fri30 Oct16°5°
Sat31 Oct15°4°
When to go to Dijon
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 19 | 26 | 37 | 61 | 62 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 17 |
| High | 6° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 50 | 52 | 61 | 84 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 70 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
What's on in Dijon
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Dijon
2.3 km
Palace of the Dukes of BurgundyBuilt 17371.8 km
Dijon CathedralBuilt 1280
2.3 km
Church of Notre-Dame of DijonBuilt 1220
2.2 km
Église Saint-Pierre de DijonBuilt 1858
2.6 km
Saint-Joseph church, Fontaine-lès-DijonBuilt 1910
2.5 km
Saint-Michel churchBuilt 1497
Museum2.4 km
Musée des Beaux-Arts de DijonBuilt 1787
Museum2.4 km
Musée RudeBuilt 1947More museums: Chapelle des Climats · FRAC Bourgogne · Fabrique de pain d'épices Mulot et Petit Jean · Église Saint-Philibert · Église Sainte-Anne
Outdoors around Dijon
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
La ferme à l'ÉcoleZoos
0.4 kmLe relais des Hautes CôtesCamp sites
0.5 kmCamping du Lac KirCamp sites
0.7 kmParc Évasion ChevignyTheme parks
1 kmParc Évasion CurleyTheme parks
1.1 kmCime Altitude 245Climbing
1.4 kmPlongée SubDive site
3 kmNature around Dijon
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of France seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Dijon
Earthquakes around Dijon
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record32within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.1Lect 2 km ↓1971 · 116 km
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
ENSA Dijon Art and DesignUniversity or college · founded 1765
Burgundy School of BusinessUniversity or college · founded 1899
École Nationale des GreffesUniversity or college · founded 1974
Université Bourgogne EuropeUniversity or college · founded 2025
Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Dijon/AuxerreUniversity or college
Services déconcentrés d'appui à la recherche Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéResearch institute · founded 1965
Centre Georges François LeclercResearch institute · founded 1967
Institut de Mathématiques de BourgogneResearch institute · founded 1995
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherches "Sociétés, Sensibilités, Soin"Research institute · founded 1995
Centre d'économie et de sociologie appliquées à l'agriculture et aux espaces rurauxResearch institute · founded 1997
Laboratory for Research on Learning and DevelopmentResearch institute · founded 1999
CIMEOS - Communications, Médiations, Organisations, SavoirsResearch institute · founded 2007
Centre InterlanguesResearch institute · founded 2007
Centre Pluridisciplinaire Textes et CulturesResearch institute · founded 2007
Centre de Recherche et d'Etude en Droit et Science PolitiqueResearch institute · founded 2007
Center for Translational and Molecular MedicineResearch institute · founded 2007
Institut de recherche sur l'éducationResearch institute · founded 2007
Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'AlimentationResearch institute · founded 2010
AgroecologyResearch institute · founded 2012
BiogéosciencesResearch institute · founded 2012
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de BourgogneResearch institute · founded 2012
Maison des Sciences sociales et des Humanités de DijonResearch institute · founded 2012
Procédés Alimentaires et MicrobiologiquesResearch institute · founded 2012
Centre de REcherche En Gestion des OrganisationsResearch institute · founded 2013
Laboratoire d'économie de DijonResearch institute · founded 2015
Laboratoire de psychologie: dynamiques relationnelles et processus identitairesResearch institute · founded 2017
Physiopathologie et Epidémiologie Cérébro-CardiovasculairesResearch institute · founded 2017
Vision pour la RobotiqueResearch institute · founded 2018
Centre Innovation et DroitResearch institute · founded 2019
Centre de recherche sur le droit des marchés et des investissements internationauxResearch institute · founded 2019
Connaissance & Intelligence Artificielle DistribuéesResearch institute · founded 2019
ImViA - Imagerie et Vision ArtificielleResearch institute · founded 2019
Laboratoire d'Informatique de BourgogneResearch institute · founded 2019
DSI-Service Informatique InterRégional Nord EstResearch institute · founded 2021
Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, SociétésResearch institute
Cognition, Action, and Sensorimotor PlasticityResearch institute
Institute of Molecular Chemistry of the University of BurgundyResearch institute
Towns and villages around Dijon
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Les Bourroches0.3 kmLarrey0.4 kmLes Valendons0.9 kmFontaine d'Ouche1.1 kmLes Perrières1.6 kmLa Fillotte2.2 kmChenôve2.4 kmFaubourg Saint-Pierre2.6 kmMontchapet2.6 kmTalant2.6 kmClemenceau3 kmFontaine-lès-Dijon3.3 kmLe Belvédère3.3 kmLa Champagne Haute3.8 kmMontmusard3.8 kmLa Maladière4 kmPlombières-lès-Dijon4.2 kmDaix4.3 kmLes Grésilles4.5 kmLongvic4.7 kmMarsannay-la-Côte5.1 kmMirande5.1 kmPerrigny-lès-Dijon5.3 kmSaint-Apollinaire5.7 kmLes Plantes5.8 kmCorcelles-les-Monts5.9 kmHauteville-lès-Dijon6 kmAhuy6.2 kmCouchey6.4 kmDomois6.6 kmOuges7.3 kmSennecey-lès-Dijon7.3 kmLa Cude7.7 kmQuetigny7.8 kmRuffey-lès-Echirey7.9 kmAsnières-lès-Dijon7.9 kmNeuilly-lès-Dijon7.9 kmVelars-sur-Ouche8.2 kmFixin8.2 kmFlavignerot8.2 kmBellefond8.4 kmÉchirey8.7 kmBrochon9 kmChevigny-Saint-Sauveur9.2 kmCorcelles9.2 kmVantoux9.2 kmCrimolois9.2 kmLa Justice9.4 kmVarois-et-Chaignot9.6 kmFénay9.8 kmDarois10 kmGevrey-Chambertin10 kmChaignot10 kmMessigny-et-Vantoux10 kmCouternon10 kmSaulon-la-Rue11 kmBretenière11 kmNorges Le Bas11 kmPrenois11 kmNorges-la-Ville11 kmLantenay12 kmBretigny12 kmÉtaules12 kmFleurey-sur-Ouche12 kmOrgeux12 kmBarges12 kmFauverney12 kmSaint-Philibert12 kmLayer12 kmVillefleurie12 kmClémencey12 kmSaulon-la-Chapelle12 kmChambœuf12 kmMagny-sur-Tille13 kmRouvres-en-Plaine13 kmBressey-sur-Tille13 kmPasques13 kmClénay13 kmBroindon13 kmArc-sur-Tille13 km
Dijon from above
Around Dijon32 places to see, do and reach nearby
Kir LakeNature2.0 kmSuzon, Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéNature6.0 kmNorgesNature21 kmCreux Percé CaveNature13 kmGouffre de la Combe aux PrêtresNature18 kmGrotte de Roche-ChèvreNature21 kmCôte d'OrMountain29 kmRoche AigüeMountain15 kmMont AfriqueMountain7.0 kmPlongée SubDive site3.0 kmPalace of the Dukes of BurgundyMonument2.3 kmDijon CathedralMonument1.8 kmChurch of Notre-Dame of DijonMonument2.3 kmÉglise Saint-Pierre de DijonMonument2.1 kmSaint-Joseph church, Fontaine-lès-DijonMonument2.6 kmSaint-Michel churchMonument2.5 kmWell of MosesMonument0.9 kmÉglise Sainte-Anne de DijonMonument1.9 kmMusée des Beaux-Arts de DijonMuseum2.4 kmMusée RudeMuseum2.4 kmMusée archéologique de DijonMuseum1.8 kmMuséum d'histoire naturelle de DijonMuseum1.3 kmMusée d'art sacré de DijonMuseum1.9 kmDijon-VilleStation1.5 kmGare Dijon Porte NeuveStation3.3 kmSaulonStation12 kmChenôvePlace2.4 kmTalantPlace2.6 kmChevigny-Saint-SauveurPlace9.2 kmQuetignyPlace7.8 kmLongvicPlace4.7 kmSaint-ApollinairePlace5.7 km
Postal codes
21000
Codes for businesses and P.O. boxes · 90
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Getting to Dijon
Dole Tavaux AirportDLE
44 kmGeneva International AirportGVA
146 kmChalons Vatry airportXCR
173 kmDijon-VilleRailway station
1.5 kmGare Dijon Porte NeuveRailway station
3.3 kmSaulonRailway station
12 kmPlaces near Dijon
Places with a climate like Dijon
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Dijon?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Dijon.
What is the hottest month in Dijon?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Dijon?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 6°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Dijon?
May is the wettest month with about 84 mm of precipitation on 14 wet days.
What is the postal code of Dijon?
Dijon has 91 postal codes: 21000, 21001 CEDEX, 21002 CEDEX, 21003 CEDEX, 21004 CEDEX, 21005 CEDEX, 21006 CEDEX, 21007 CEDEX, 21008 CEDEX, 21009 CEDEX, 21010 CEDEX, 21011 CEDEX ….